voodoo priestess

I am a 32 years old white guy and one costume I want to do is a Voodoo witch woman the costume is a black dress with a leopard skirt gathered up in the front and a tan shawl skull and bone neckless and bracelets with dreadlock wig with green moss. a friend told me it looks racist I'm not...

Hey all! My husband and I have decided this year's theme is "The Curse of the Voodoo Bayou." We got super excited about everything we can do with it prop and decor-wise, and I got equally excited about doing priest / priestess costumes. So here's my question - are we going to offend people? As...